Fernando v. Sarath – sllr 1984 volume 1 page 200

In the case between the plaintiff-appellant tenant and the defendant-respondent purchaser of a partnership interest, the court addressed the issue of whether the appellant’s possession and legal rights, established by a District Court decree and partnership agreement, were sufficient to maintain an action against an alleged trespasser claiming under a subsequent transaction. It was held that the appellant’s rights to occupancy and use of tools and equipment remained valid, as acquisition of rights by the respondent did not confer present rights of occupation or possession absent dissolution of the partnership. This determination reaffirmed the principle that legal interest conferred by a court decree and subsisting partnership agreements provide a substantive basis to exclude third-party c